Stripping to give Mali a better life: In Manila, PETA models campaign for an elderly elephant named Mali to be moved from the Manila Zoo to a sanctuary in Thailand. Mali, 38, is a big draw at the zoo, but she's forced to live alone in a small concrete pen. Her plight has united PETA, the country's bishops, global pop stars and a Nobel laureate to petition for her transfer, which PETA has offered to pay for.

Buy my stuff or I'll jump: A vendor on the Great Wall of China in Mutianyu appears to be on the outside of the wall looking in.

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The face is familiar: Researcher Bertolt Meyer, a lifelong user of prosthetic technology and the model for Rex, the world's first "bionic man," considers his likeness at the Science Museum in London. Rex boasts prosthetic limbs and a functional circulatory system complete with artificial blood, as well as an artificial pancreas, kidney, spleen and trachea.

A grown man dressed as a cheerleader? Hilarious! School officials crack up as Athletic Director Scott Daly runs in a cheerleader uniform in front of the Rockridge High School student body in Edgington, Ill. Daly promised the competitive cheer team he would wear the outfit if they brought back hardware from the two-day state competition. They came in second.

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Just give her a push and watch her go: Having no sled or saucer is no problem for 3-year-old Jenna Broughton in Cannonsburg, Ky. - not with that slick snow suit.

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Have a whiff: A Nepalese spice vendor waits for customers at the Ason market in Katmandu.

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Glad to make your acquaintance: A squirrel looks like it's reaching up to shake the hand of
Jeanne Vanderlee, but it's actually just scarfing a peanut she's holding. (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

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Don't have a cow: In Anchorage, a cross-country skier freezes upon discovering he's being watched.

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Without ropes or safety net, Alain Robert, a.k.a the French Spiderman, climbs the Habana Libre hotel in Havana. Robert scaled the 22 floors of the hotel in 28 minutes.

Hope you like red and gold: A shop in Hong Kong sells decorations for Chinese New Year on Sunday.

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Monarch mourned: A young boy passes a puddle reflecting a portrait of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in the capital for the cremation of the revered "King-Father," who survived wars and the murderous Khmer Rouge regime.